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Live and Animated Shorts

Started by tomwatson · 11 months ago

I have been somewhat out of it this awards season. I missed Golden Globes, Actor’s Guild, Grammys, and I know there were others that were probably telecast on Bravo or something. I only saw one of the Best Pictures (The Departed) and a handful of those with actors up for awar ... Continue reading »

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  • Jennifer

    2 years ago

    Thanks, Claire! I now want to see most of them, mainly West Bank Story.

    I love the Music Box (it was a couple of blocks from an old apartment of mine), even with those uncomfortable seats. As I recall, whatever was showing was usually great and took ones attention away from the flat, poky-spring seats. :)
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  • Stephen Manzi

    2 years ago

    Claire, it's terrific that you gave these too-often overlooked categories the attention they deserve. I had an opportunity to see the animated shorts last weekend at the fab Jacob Burns Theater in Pleasantville, NY. I agree that "The Danish Poet" was the best of the bunch. "Maestro" was fun, but an obvious one-joke. "Match Girl" was too blatantly sentimental..."Cobble Hill" too long..."Nuts" an ad for Ice Age 14...but the "Poet" was wistful, whimsical, and beautiful.
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  • blue girl

    2 years ago

    Cool, Claire! What fun. I wish I could've gone to see all of those. What a pipedream, though! I haven't even seen all the ones up for best picture, even.
    Last year was the only year I accomplished that feat. I hope to be able to see these. Thanks for the reviews!
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  • Claire Helene

    2 years ago

    I agree with you Stephen. My favorite line from the Danish Poet was when the poet arrives at the farm house and exclaims that the farmer must be Danish. The farmer pauses and replies, "Well, perhaps we were all Danish once."
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